. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 154 THE APPLE. Ragan. A. From Fulton County, 111. New. Fruit, large, roundish ; pale yellow, overspread, striped and marbled with light red, an occasional russet patch; stem, long, rather stout, curved; c
. Elliott's fruit book; or, The American fruit-grower's guide in orchard and garden. Being a compend of the history, modes of propagation, culture, etc., of fruit trees and shrubs, with descriptions of nearly all the varieties of fruits cultivated in this country; notes of their adaptation to localities and soils, and also a complete list of fruits worthy of cultivation. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 154 THE APPLE. Ragan. A. From Fulton County, 111. New. Fruit, large, roundish ; pale yellow, overspread, striped and marbled with light red, an occasional russet patch; stem, long, rather stout, curved; cavity, deep; calyx, small, nearly closed; basin, open, deep, slightly plaited; core, small; seeds, abundant; flesh, white crisp, little coarse, sharp sub-acid. Promises valuable as an early winter market variety. Randel's Best. Fruit, medium, globular slightly flatteued; greenish yellow, mostly striped and overspread with dark red ; stem, short; calyx, small; basin, shallow; core, compact; seeds, brown; flesh, white, tender, smooth- grained, sweet. November to February. (A. H. Ernst, Ms.) Raritan Sweet. From New Jersey. Tree, productive, valued for baking and stock. Fruit, medium, roundish ovate ; dull yellow tinged with red in sun, irregu- larly scattered brownish red spots; stem, short; cavity, deep, little russeted ; calyx, with bold stiff segments ; basin, deep, irregular, slightly wrinkled; core, medium; seeds, ovate, pointed; flesh, white, tender, 6W^et. October, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Elliott, F. R. (Franklin Reuben), 1817-1878. New York : A. O. Moore
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